When Male Characters Pass as Women: Theatrical Play and Social Practice in the Italian Renaissance

This article examines male cross-dressing in Italian Renaissance comedies with a particular emphasis on "Il Ragazzo" by the Venetian writer Lodovico Dolce. Without challenging the traditional readings of cross-dressing plots that view their licentiousness and their reversals of gender and...

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Main Author: Ruggiero, Laura Giannetti (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sixteenth Century Journal Publishers, Inc. 2005
In: The sixteenth century journal
Year: 2005, Volume: 36, Issue: 3, Pages: 743-760
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